I just learned about all of this when I interviewed Wendy Marussich for the Psychedelic Divas podcast. I'm so glad that you tracked her down and gathered all this invaluable historical information. Nice work!
As a cousin of Kay, who didn't know this side of her until well later in life. I am glad you met her, as despite corresponding with her for over 20yrs, by letter, I never met her. Despite our 56yrs difference in age, which I didn't even know that until she was 88 and finally moved out of her own home, she is someone I look up to, and one of the many strong females in my family.
While I only met her that one week that we interviewed her, she was impressive in her endurance, grit, enthusiasm, and spirit. You couldn't choose a better role model. I feel honored to have met her.
'... In this episode, Tim travels back in time to a Victorian pharmacy, drinks a lot of coffee, uncovers some pioneering psychedelic research in 1950s Canada - and discovers a nurse who was there. ...'
I will do a blog post and try to find the original book/paper and a full paper:
Todd, Betsy MPH, RN. Supporting the Patient on LSD Day. AJN, American Journal of Nursing 121(6):p 42-44, June 2021. | DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000753656.16844.a9
I love reading about Kay Paley and her perspective about nursing, mental illness and psychedelics. Special to our profession! You are a guiding torch too!
Andy,
Just a wonderful article about the contributions of one person who touched the lives of so many. She was one of the strong ones!
I just learned about all of this when I interviewed Wendy Marussich for the Psychedelic Divas podcast. I'm so glad that you tracked her down and gathered all this invaluable historical information. Nice work!
thanks Carla - she was a gem, and I really want to get the video we recorded out there.
As a cousin of Kay, who didn't know this side of her until well later in life. I am glad you met her, as despite corresponding with her for over 20yrs, by letter, I never met her. Despite our 56yrs difference in age, which I didn't even know that until she was 88 and finally moved out of her own home, she is someone I look up to, and one of the many strong females in my family.
While I only met her that one week that we interviewed her, she was impressive in her endurance, grit, enthusiasm, and spirit. You couldn't choose a better role model. I feel honored to have met her.
Hi Andy,
I learned of Kay Parley yesterday:
BBC Radio 4 series 'The Trip'
'... In this episode, Tim travels back in time to a Victorian pharmacy, drinks a lot of coffee, uncovers some pioneering psychedelic research in 1950s Canada - and discovers a nurse who was there. ...'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002gqxs (at the end...)
I will do a blog post and try to find the original book/paper and a full paper:
Todd, Betsy MPH, RN. Supporting the Patient on LSD Day. AJN, American Journal of Nursing 121(6):p 42-44, June 2021. | DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000753656.16844.a9
Previously: 'mental illness'
https://hodges-model.blogspot.com/search?q=mental+illness
A bibliography is provided in the sidebar and a template link.
Thanks again. Kind Regards,
Peter Jones, Wigan, UK
Community Mental Health Nurse, Part-time Tutor and Researcher
Blogging at "Welcome to the QUAD"
http://hodges-model.blogspot.com/
http://twitter.com/h2cm
Thanks Peter - there are links to the original article here - https://www.openurses.org/readings
best,
Andrew
I love reading about Kay Paley and her perspective about nursing, mental illness and psychedelics. Special to our profession! You are a guiding torch too!